The Kremlin said on Wednesday that preparations were being made for expert-level talks between Russia and the United States to follow up on a high-level meeting last week and an earlier call between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
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Russia offers own rare-minerals deal to U.S., including deposits in occupied Ukraine
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Russia could 'exploit' Ukraine's minerals deal, former NATO ambassador reveals
Trump wants Ukraine’s rare metals. Putin just offered Russia’s.
Moscow would be open to allowing U.S. access to Russia’s rare minerals, President Vladimir Putin said Monday, an apparent counteroffer and pressure tactic as the Trump administration pushes Ukraine to sign over half its mineral wealth as repayment for U.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the United States and Russia were being prepared following a high-level meeting between the two sides in Riyadh on February 18.
President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow.
Putin has often said the 2022 peace negotiations in Istanbul could serve as a framework for peace talks with Ukraine.
The country abounds in oil and mineral wealth, but in many cases it is hard to reach and the threat of intervention from the Kremlin casts a long shadow.
The White House promised “incredible opportunities” if Moscow ended the war in Ukraine. But Russia’s economy is struggling and the business environment is unpredictable.
The Russian gas giant could once bring countries to their knees by cutting off energy supplies, until Europe stopped buying its product.
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